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The most popular musical artists from the year 2010 include many newcomers to the game, some one-hit wonders and a handful of veteran singers and bands who've stood the test of time. The top 50 from the year are all ranked here, with help from Billboard magazine, based on their performance on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart and the Billboard Hot 200 albums chart from 2010.

In what should be no surprise with her many hits and jaw-dropping outfits during 2010, pop star LAdy Gaga came in as the top artist of the year. While country singer Taylor Swift followed in second, rapper Eminem came in third. The Detroit-born Eminem also led for digital album downloads in 2010 and beat out Gaga for the second spot in the best selling albums of the year. Susan Boyle, who finished 12th on this list, sold the most albums in 2010 with her release of ""I Dreamed A Dream."

Among other notable artists that were the most popular in 2010 included the likes of Lady Antebellum, Ke$ha, Usher, The Black Eyed Peas and Justin Bieber. Rihanna and Drake rounded out the top 10.
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Rank   Name Genre(s) Career Began Albums Nationality
  1. 1
    Pop, Dance Pop
    New York, New York
    The Fame Monster, Born This Way
    United States
  2. 2
    Pop music, Country, Teen pop, Country pop
    Wyomissing, Reading
    Taylor Swift [DELUXE EDITION], Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, You Belong With Me, Stripped Raw & Real, Sounds of the Season: The Holiday Collection, Mine, Speak Now World Tour – Live, CMT Crossroads, Beautiful Eyes, Love Story, Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection, Live from SoHo, Change More
    United States of America
  3. 3
    Hip hop music, Hardcore hip hop, Gangsta rap, Horrorcore, Rapcore, Detroit hip hop More
    Detroit, Warren
    Cleanin' Out My Closet, King Mathers, Raw & Uncut, The Singles, 8 Mile, Platinum Collection 2001, The Singles Boxset, Without Me, Just Don't Give a Fuck, The Slim Shady EP, Steppin' onto the Scene, Infinite, The Anger Management Tour Live, Not Afraid, Encore, Ass Like That, Stan: A Tribute to Eminem, Maximum Presure, E, 8 Mile, The Eminem Show, White America, Losing It, Welcome To The Dogg House, Up In Smoke Tour, When I'm Gone, The Marshall Mathers LP, Recovery, Relapse, Just Lose It, Guilty Conscience, The Slim Shady LP, My Name Is, Lose Yourself, Straight Out The Lab EP, The Real Slim Shady, Soul Intent, Conscience, Like Toy Soldiers, Fucking Crazy, Live and Fucked Up, Off the Wall, The Way I Am, Remix Album, Curtain Call: The Hits, Marshall Bruce Mathers III, So You Wanna Freestyle?, Eminem is Back, Unrelease V, Straight From the Lab, Acid Attack, Sing for the Moment, The Freestyle Show, Stan, Business, The Singles Boxset (Previously Unreleased bonus disc), Ready 4 War, We Made You, Star Mark Greatest Hits (disc 2), Just Finish It, Love the Way You Lie More
    United States of America
  4. 4
    Country
    Atlanta, Nashville
    Lady Antebellum
  5. 5

    Ke$ha

    Electropop, Dancepop
    Los Angeles, CA
    Animal
    United States
  6. 6
    Rhythm and blues, Soul music, Pop music, Hip hop music, Contemporary R&B, Dance-pop, Pop rap More
    Chattanooga
    U Remind Me, 8701, Love in This Club (feat. Young Jeezy), Usher Live Evolution 8701, Versus, Best of Usher, Usher, Here I Stand, Rhythm City Volume One: Caught Up, Essential Mixes, Burn, Confessions, DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love (feat. Pitbull), Live, Maximum Usher, My Way, My Way, Nice & Slow, OMG (feat. will.i.am), Raymond V Raymond, Rhythm City, Volume 1: Caught Up, Sex Appeal, U Got It Bad, Versus, Yeah, Yeah!, You Make Me Wanna... More
    United States of America
  7. 7
    Dance music, Rhythm and blues, Pop music, House music, Alternative hip hop, Hip hop music, Funk, Contemporary R&B, Hip hop soul, Dance-pop, Electro hop, Electro, Pop rap, Hip house More
    Los Angeles
    The E.N.D, Just Can't Get Enough, Where Is the Love?, Don't Lie, Behind the Front, The E.N.D., Imma Be, Monkey Business, My Humps, Meet Me Halfway, Let's Get It Started, Boom Boom Pow, Elephunk, I Gotta Feeling, Shut Up, Invasion of Imma Be Rocking That Body: Megamix EP, Renegotiations: The Remixes, The E.N.D. Summer 2010 Canadian Invasion Tour: Remix Collection, Grass Roots, The Beginning, The Beginning, Invasion of Boom Boom Pow: Megamix EP, Bridging the Gap, Request Line, Hey Mama, Boom Boom Pow, Live at Pinkpop 2004, Lostchange.Com, Behind the Bridge to Elephunk, The Time (Dirty Bit), Invasion of I Gotta Feeling, Pump It, Rock That Body, Black Eyed Peas - iTunes Originals, Greatest Hits, Don't Phunk With My Heart, Bring in the Noise, Bring in the Phunk, Weekends More
  8. 8
    Electronic music, Dance music, Pop music, Contemporary R&B, Teen pop
    Under the Mistletoe, My World, Never Say Never – The Remixes, My World 2.0, My Worlds Acoustic, One Less Lonely Girl, My Worlds: The Collection More
    Canada
  9. 9
    Pop rock, Soft rock, Dance music, Electropop, Eurodance, Rhythm and blues, Pop music, Dancehall, Hip hop music, Contemporary R&B, Electronic dance music, Reggae, Electronica, Dance-pop, Urban contemporary More
    Barbados, Saint Michael Parish
    SOS, A Girl Like Me, Music of the Sun, We Ride, Take a Bow, Loud, Pon de Replay, Good Girl Gone Bad, Disturbia, Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded, Good Girl Gone Bad (remix bonus disc), Rated R: Remixed, Shut Up and Drive, If It's Lovin' That You Want, Hard (The Remixes), Only Girl (in the World), Don't Stop the Music, Rude Boy, Barbadian Superstardom, Rated R, Rihanna 3CD Collector's Set, Hate That I Love You (feat. Ne-Yo), This Is Rihanna, Umbrella, Don't Stop the Music, Rihanna's sixth album, Umbrella official remixes, Take a Bow (remixes), Unfaithful More
    Barbados
  10. 10
    Rhythm and blues, Pop music, Hip hop music, Contemporary R&B
    Toronto
    Comeback Season, Comeback season, Room for Improvement, Thank me later, So Far Gone, So Far Gone, No More Thank Yous More
  11. 11
    Rock music, Pop rock, Synthpop, Electropop, Pop music, Contemporary Christian music, Gospel music, Dance-pop, Christian music, Teen pop, Europop More
    Santa Barbara
    Not Like the Movies, One of the Boys, Fingerprints, Firework, Teenage Dream, Circle the Drain, The Hello Katy Australian Tour EP, Thinking of You, Hot N Cold, Waking Up in Vegas, California Gurls, E.T., MTV Unplugged, Katy Hudson, If We Ever Meet Again, (A) Katy Perry, Ur So Gay, I Kissed a Girl, Last Friday Night, (A) Katy Perry, Peacock More
    United States of America
  12. 12
    Classical music, Rhythm and blues, Pop music, Torch song
    Blackburn
    I Dreamed a Dream, Someone to Watch Over Me, The Gift, The Gift
    Scotland
  13. 13
    Dance music, Rhythm and blues, Pop music, Hip hop music, Contemporary R&B, Dance-pop More
    Miramar
    Jason Derülo, Future History
    United States of America
  14. 14

    BOB

    Greatest Hits, Volume I
  15. 15

    Taio Cruz

  16. 16
    Folk music, Alternative rock, Rock music, Pop rock, Folk rock, Alternative country, Roots rock, Country rock, Jam band More
    San Francisco
    One and a Half, Train, Get to Me EP, Live in Atlanta, My Private Nation, Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me), Save Me, San Francisco (Golden Gate Edition), For Me, It's You, Midnight Moon, Alive at Last, Hey, Soul Sister, Live from Fantasy Studios, Shake Up Christmas, Save Me San Francisco, Drops of Jupiter, She's on Fire More
  17. 17
    Hip hop music, Hardcore hip hop, Gangsta rap, Southern rap, Crunk, Pop rap, Georgia Southern Rap Scene, Hyphy More
    Atlanta
    Release Therapy, The Red Light District, DJ Drama Presents: The Preview, Chicken-N-Beer, Area Codes, How Low, Number One Spot, Act a Fool, Word of Mouf (Clean Version), Theater Of The Mind, Theater of the Mind, Battle of the Sexes, Ludaversal, Get Back (Sum 41 rock remix), Chicken & Beer, Incognegro, Ludacris Presents: Disturbing tha Peace, Chicken-N-Beer, Stand Up, Back for the First Time, Fatty Girl, Word of Mouf, Rollout (My Business), What's Your Fantasy, Cineplex, The Conjure Mixtape: A Hustler's Spirit, Runaway Love More
    United States of America
  18. 18
    Soul music, Hip hop music, Contemporary R&B
    Petersburg
    Passion, Pain & Pleasure, Ready, Trey Day, Trey songz ready, I Gotta Make It, Anticipation More
    United States of America
  19. 19
    Soft rock, Pop music, Jazz, Traditional pop music, Adult contemporary music, Swing, Blues, Easy listening, Lounge music, Big band, Vocal music More
    Burnaby
    Dream, Come Fly With Me, Call Me Irresponsible, Call Me Irresponsible (Deluxe Tour Edition) (bonus disc), Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden, Michael Bublé Sings Totally Blonde, A Holiday Gift for You, Crazy Love, With Love, Christmas (2011), First Dance, Spider-Man Theme, Sway, Totally Bublé, It's Time, The Best of Michael Bublé, Totally Buble, BaBalu, September Room, Michael Bublé, Haven't Met You Yet, Caught in the Act, Live at BBC Radio 2-live album, Let It Snow!, Hollywood: The Deluxe EP-EP, First Dance, Caught in the Act, Michael Bublé (Christmas Limited Edition), Everything, A Taste of Bublé, Special Delivery More
    Italy, Canada
  20. 20
    Rock music, Rhythm and blues, Pop music, Hip hop music, Contemporary R&B, Hardcore hip hop, Gangsta rap, Southern rap, Crunk, Pop rap, Ragga, Snap music More
    New Orleans
    The Weezy Effect: Bottom of the Map, Volume 2, The Carter III, Drop the World, John, The Suffix: Remastered, Weezy Evolution, Dedication #2 (Gangsta Grillz), The Prefix, Tha Carter III, Rebirth (Lil Wayne album)/version 1, Rebirth, 500 Degreez, Tha Block is Hot, I'm Single, She Will, Tha Block Is Hot, Lights Out, The Carter Files, I Am Not a Human Being, Sorry For The Wait, Tha Drought, Dedication 3, Where's My Crown At? Vol. 2, Da Drought 3, Tha Carter, Right Above It, F**k Today, Red State, The Best Rapper Alive, Volume 3, Young Money All Stars, Part 2, The Leak, The T-Wayne Show, Tha Carter IV, I Can't Feel My Face, Blow, Happy Father's Day, My Face Can’t Be Felt, No Ceilings, Starring In Mardi Gras, The Suffix, The Drought Is Over, Volume 5, Lil Wayne: Suffix, Tha Drought II, The Best Rapper Alive, Volume 4, The Dedication, Dedication, Tha Carter II, Tha Carter IV, The Drought Is Over 5, How to Love, The Drought Is Over 2: The Carter 3 Sessions, The Stand Down Order to Joe Rodge, Da Drought, The Greatest Rapper Alive, The Drought Is Over 2: The Carter 3 Sessions, Like Father, Like Son, Hot Revolver, Mrs. Officer, Summer Carter, The Drought Is Over, Da Drought II, Got Money, Da Drought 3, Lil Weezy Ana, Volume I, The W. Carter Collection 2, Tha Carter III: The Leak, Da Drought 2, Where's My Crown At?, The Drought is Over, The Carter 2, Part 2: Like Father Like Son, The Drought Is Over Pt. 4, Roman's Revenge, The Drought Is Over, Part 4: Return to The Carter 3 Sessions, The W. Carter Collection, Tha Carter III: The Rebirth, 6 Foot 7 Foot (feat. Cory Gunz), Da Da Da, On Fire More
    United States of America
  21. 21
    Rhythm and blues, Soul music, Pop music, Jazz, Contemporary R&B, Neo soul More
    New York City, Manhattan
    The Diary of Alicia Keys, Songs in A minor, As I Am, Maximum, The Element of Freedom, J-Love Presents... Miss Alicia Keys-compilation album, Remixed & Unplugged-remix, Unplugged, As I Am, The Diary of Alicia Keys, The Platinum Collection, Karma, Doesn't Mean Anything, Remixed, House Mixes Volume 1 (DP), Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart, Empire State of Mind, Part II: Broken Down, Wait Til You See My Smile, Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready), The Element of Freedom, Fallin'-single, A Woman's Worth-single, How Come You Don't Call Me-single, Girlfriend-single, You Don't Know My Name-single, If I Ain't Got You-single, No One-single, Like You'll Never See Me Again-single, Teenage Love Affair-single, Another Way to Die-single, Speechless-single, My Boo-single, CD Especial Acústico-EP, Keyz Vol. 2: Alicia Keys The Ultimate Collection-compilation album, Radio City Hall NYC-live album More
    United States of America
  22. 22

    Bruno Mars

  23. 23
    Pop music, Country, Country rock, Contemporary Christian music, Country pop More
    Checotah
    Carrie Underwood, Carnival Ride, Inside Your Heaven, Some Hearts, I'll Stand by You, American Idol (Live Broadcast), Play On, Home Sweet Home More
    United States of America
  24. 24
    Pop rock, Synthpop, Electropop, Pop music, Adult contemporary music, Dance-pop, Southern rock, Teen pop, Country pop, Bubblegum pop More
    Los Angeles
    Hannah Montana 2: Non-Stop Dance Party, Hannah Montana: Hits Remixed, The Climb, Hannah Montana: The Movie, The Time of Our Lives, 7 Things, Hannah Montana: Karaoke From the Hit TV Show, Hannah Montana 2: Rock Star Edition, Disney's Friends for Change, Breakout, Hannah Montana 3, Can't Be Tamed, Can't Be Tamed, Breakout, Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus, Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus (Disc 2), Party In the U.S.A., See You Again: 2008 Mix, ITunes Live from London More
    United States of America
  25. 25
    Alternative country, Country, Country rock, Jam band, Southern rock
    The Foundation, Live - The Rock Bus Tour, Keep Me in Mind, You Get What You Give, Pass the Jar: Live From the Fabulous Fox Theater in Atlanta, Live in Jagerphonic Sound, Pass The Jar: Zac Brown Band and Friends Live from the Fabulous Fox Theatre In Atlanta, Home Grown More

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  1. twin rihanna
    Rihanna at 8/16/2011 12:13 PM
    and drake should of been after rihanna
  2. twin rihanna
    Rihanna at 8/16/2011 12:12 PM
    rihanna should of been the first
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